I was at the airport one day recently, making my way through the typically long lines at security. A man raced up to the TSA officer at the front of the line who was checking IDs and boarding passes. Desperate, he explained that his flight was due to leave in only a few minutes and asked if he could cut the lengthy line. The officer told the man that he could – but only if he received permission from everyone on line. As you can imagine, the probability of this was close to zero.
Then a second man, close to the front of the line, about to finally have his ID checked and be allowed to proceed, offered to go to the very end of the line and let the first man take his place. This way no one would be inconvenienced except for him. The first man gratefully accepted this generous offer, greatly relieved at now being able to make his flight.
As the second man turned to head to the back of the line, the security officer, perhaps moved by this display of selfless compassion, called him back and cleared him to proceed without having to wait on line again.
A clearer picture of Jesus (the second man), the Father (the officer) and us (the first man), I have never before seen.
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